2640
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 83

Country and Currency
Australia (Dollar) ......... 0.8762- 0.9191
Austria (Schilling) ........ 13.1770- 13.8527
Belgium (Franc) .......... 28.4388- 32.0238
Canada (Dollar) .......... 1.1453- 1.2040
China (Renminbi) ......... 1.5106- 1.5880
Denmark (Kroner) ......... 5.1951- 5.4615
Fiji (Dollar) ............ 0.8171- 0.8591
France (Franc) ........... 4.2101- 4.4260
Hong Kong (Dollar) ....... 5.0065- 5.2632
India (Rupee) ............ 7.8316- 8.2332
Italy (Lira) ............. 806.2578-847.6036
Japan (Yen) .............. 217.7437-228.9098
Malaysia (Ringgit) ....... 2.1282- 2.2373
Netherlands (Guilder) .... 1.9797- 2.0813
New Caledonia and Tahiti (Franc) 76.5424- 81.1069
Norway (Kroner) .......... 4.9666- 5.2213
Pakistan (Rupee) ......... 9.6342- 10.1282
Portugal (Escudo) ........ 2.1292- 2.2384
South Africa (Rand) ...... 0.8240- 0.8653
Spain (Peseta) ........... 65.0837- 68.4213
Sri Lanka (Rupee) ........ 15.0111- 15.7809
Sweden (Krona) ........... 4.1623- 4.3757
Switzerland (Franc) ...... 1.6366- 1.7206
United Kingdom (Pound) ... 0.4360- 0.4583
United States of America (Dollar) 0.9801- 1.0304
West Germany (Deutschemark) 1.8056- 1.8982

Date: 29 August 1979.
Time: 9 a.m.

G. A. DRY,
Acting Assistant Chief Cashier,
Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Wellington.

Customs Notice—Exchange Rates

NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to the Customs Act 1966, that the following exchange rates to the New Zealand dollar relate to imported goods shipped from the country of export on and after 1 September 1979:

Australia ........ 0.90 Dollar
Austria .......... 13.61 Schilling
Bangladesh ....... 14.82 Taka
Belgium .......... 29.68 B. Franc
Brazil ........... 26.51 Cruzeiro
Burma ............ 6.81 Kyat
Canada ........... 1.18 Dollar
China ............ 1.55 Renminbi or Yuan
Denmark .......... 5.34 Krone
Egypt ............ 0.71 E. Pound
Fiji ............. 0.83 F. Dollar
Finland .......... 3.83 Markka
France ........... 4.27 Franc
French Polynesia . 78.27 FP Franc
Greece ........... 36.62 Drachma
Hong Kong ........ 5.27 H.K. Dollar
India ............ 8.96 Rupee
Israel ........... 26.89 L. Pound
Italy ............ 817.87 Lira
Jamaica .......... 1.77 J. Dollar
Japan ............ 216.54 Yen
Malaysia ......... 2.18 M. Dollar (Ringgit)
Mexico ........... 22.49 Peso
Netherlands ...... 2.02 Florin (Guilder)
Norway ........... 5.09 Krone
Pakistan ......... 9.95 Rupee
Philippines ...... 7.42 Peso
Portugal ......... 49.01 Escudo
Singapore ........ 2.18 S. Dollar
Sri Lanka ........ 15.32 Rupee
South Africa ..... 0.85 Rand
Sweden ........... 4.29 Krona
Switzerland ...... 1.64 Franc
Tonga ............ 0.89 Pa'anga
United Kingdom ... 0.45 Pound
U.S.A. ........... 1.02 Dollar
West Germany ..... 1.84 Mark
Western Samoa .... 0.89 Tala

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of August 1979.
J. A. KEAN, Comptroller of Customs.

The Standards Act 1965—Endorsement of Amendments to Overseas Specifications

PURSUANT to section 17 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 24 August 1979, endorsed as suitable for use in New Zealand, the under-mentioned amendments to the relevant endorsed specifications.

Number, Title, and Price of Specification (Post free) Amendment No./AMD (Price)
BS 1504:1976 Steel castings for pressure purposes. $15.20 1/2494 (75c)
BS 2782:— Methods of testing plastics— Part 3: Mechanical properties— Method 351A:1977 Determination of Charpy impact resistance of rigid plastics and ebonite. (Charpy impact flexural test.) $5.20 1/2762 ($3.80)
BS 3100:1976 Steel castings for general engineering purposes. $15.20 1/2493 (75c)
BS 3379:1975 Flexible urethane foam for load bearing applications. $11.40 1/2525 ($3.80)

Copies of the specifications so amended may be ordered from the Standards Association of New Zealand, World Trade Center, 15-23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.

Copies of the amendments are obtainable separately.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of August 1979.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/10: 709-12)

The Standards Act 1965—Endorsement of Specification Cancelled

PURSUANT to section 17 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 24 August 1979, cancelled the endorsement of the under-mentioned specification.

Number and Title of Specification
BS 4461:1969 Cold worked steel bars for reinforcement of concrete.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of August 1979.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/12: 120)

The Standards Act 1965—Specification Declared to be a Standard Specification

PURSUANT to section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 27 July 1979, declared the under-mentioned specification to be a standard specification.

Number, Title, and Price of Specification (Post free)
NZS 4508:1979 Portable carbon dioxide fire extinguishers. $6.05.

Copies of the standard specification may be ordered from the Standards Association of New Zealand, World Trade Center, 15-23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of August 1979.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/2: 675)

The Standards Act 1965—Standard Specification Revoked

PURSUANT to section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 27 July 1979, revoked the under-mentioned standard specification.

Number and Title of Specification
NZS 2018:1965 (BS 3326:1960) Portable carbon dioxide fire extinguishers. (Superseded by NZS 4508:1979.)

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of August 1979.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/7: 1265)